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Pottery Walking Path: Cafe Tour Vol.2

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Enjoy a relaxing cafe time with Tokoname ware and a carefully selected cafe menu.

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We promote tourism with the slogan "Happy Come On TOKONAME," which expresses our desire that "everyone who visits Tokoname City will be able to experience its various charms, feel happy and joyful, and go home with the power of happiness (happiness) that will give them energy for the next day."

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Ceramic Walking Tour: Cafes Vol.2

Enjoy a relaxing cafe time with Tokoname ware and a carefully selected cafe menu.

The atmospheric "Pottery Walk" and the cafe are a perfect match!

Tokoname, a town of pottery boasting a 1,000-year history, has unique streetscapes befitting a town of pottery, with pieces of pottery embedded in the road surface and a slope called "Dokanzaka" lined with clay pipes.

The "Yakimono Sanpo-michi" (Ceramics Walking Path) is a great place to enjoy the scenery, with plenty of unique cafes perfect for a cafe hopping tour! Why not take a break with a Tokoname ware and enjoy a relaxing and soothing cafe time? Please take a look at the special feature in Vol.1 as well.

For details on the Ceramics Walk, click here

Click here for the Ceramic Walk Cafe Tour Vol.1

Nizamatsu Walking Path Store

The first place we will introduce is "Nizamatsu Sanpomichi Store," a popular shop selling handmade Tokoname ware and Kusamochi rice cakes. The shop is filled with Nizamatsu's original pottery, antique goods from the UK and the US, and baskets woven from wisteria vines, creating a calm atmosphere where you can spend a relaxing and soothing time.

When you think of Nizamatsu, you think of Kusamochi! Nizamatsu has been a pottery manufacturer that has been making Tokoname ware for generations, and people here have been eating Kusamochi in between work since ancient times.

They hand-pick their own mugwort and mill rice purchased from local farmers. Their specialty Kusamochi is made by wrapping specially selected red bean paste made from domestically grown red beans in mochi pounded with a stone mill and pestle. It is a delightful delicacy with its gentle sweetness and the natural aroma of mugwort.

Nizamatsu is open from 8:30am, and for breakfast you can enjoy the "Kusamochi Hot Sandwich," which is kusamochi mochi sandwiched between golden toasted bread. Enjoy a special morning surrounded by gentle sweetness.

Freshly made every morning! Our specially made Kusamochi.

"Kusamochi hot sandwich" is a morning meal unique to Nizamatsu, where a kusamochi wrapped in sweet bean paste is sandwiched between golden brown toasted bread.

basic information

Address: 5-67 Haramatsucho, Tokoname City

Business hours: 8:30-16:00 (March-May 6th, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: until 17:00)

Holidays: Open all year round

Click here for details on the Nizamatsu Walking Trail

Old-style house space "imawo" Rotating cafe

Mawaru Cafe aims to be a cafe where people can relax without putting too much strain on the earth. The chairs and tables used in the cafe were donated after being used elsewhere and no longer needed. The furniture that was scheduled to be thrown away blends in with the space and atmosphere of the old house, creating a relaxing time for visitors.

The menu served at the shop is "plant-based," made mainly from plant-based ingredients. Why not take a moment to appreciate the present while enjoying drinks and menu items that are kind to both your body and the environment?

A colorful daily menu. The menu changes regularly, so you'll look forward to your next visit.

The cafe building also has some interesting features! Can you find the secret hidden door?

The miscellaneous goods sold there, including those made from recycled wood, are also based on the concept of "rotation."

basic information

Address: 2-87 Sakaemachi, Tokoname City

Business hours: 10:00~16:00

Holidays: Irregular holidays: Please see the official Instagram for opening days

Old-style house space "imawo Mawaru Cafe" Details here

Footbath Cafe Ore no Kin no Yakimo

Located on the Yakimono Sanpo-dori, this cafe has been renovated from an old house, and uses recycled Tokoname-yaki clay pipes to provide a foot bath and roasted sweet potatoes. There are three friendly micro pigs here who will greet you with a cheery welcome. Come and enjoy a special, relaxing time that can only be experienced at "Foot Bath Cafe Ore no Kin no Yakimo."

The sweet potatoes baked in the Tokoname clay pipe are sticky, sweet, and incredibly smooth! The time spent savoring them and the gelato that comes with the set, as they melt on your tongue, is truly blissful! Plus, soaking your feet in the foot bath is sure to help you forget the fatigue of everyday life!

Enjoy the sweet and sticky Tokoname Dokan roasted sweet potatoes!

basic information

Address: 2-88 Sakaemachi, Tokoname City

Business hours: 10:00~17:00

Closed: Irregular holidays: Rainy days on weekdays

Footbath Cafe Ore no Kin no Yakimo

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This quaint café was renovated from a former packing workshop for shipping bonsai pots, which was once popular in Tokoname. There is also a free space where various exhibitions and events are sometimes held.

The simple menu, made with local seasonal ingredients, served in a nostalgic atmosphere, will soothe your body and mind with its gentle, heartwarming flavor. Please come and visit the space of "Tokoname," which is filled with the desire to be "a part of everyday life in Tokoname."

Enjoy a relaxing moment while enjoying rustic cakes served in Tokoname ware.

basic information

Address: 7-164 Sakaemachi, Tokoname City

Business hours: 13:00-18:00 (LO 17:30)

Holidays: Irregular holidays (mainly Tuesdays and Wednesdays)

More details here

Teapot Coffee and Vegetarian Mem

The cafe was named "Memu (spring)" with the hope that it could be a "little spring of life." The sunlight and the green of the trees shine in gently through the wide windows, creating a comfortable space where you can relax.

The vegetarian lunch, which uses ingredients from the Chita Peninsula and Tokoname as well as traditional seasonings, is healthy yet simple and delicious, satisfying both body and mind. The coffee, brewed in a Tokoname ware teapot, is also recommended, with its mellow flavor.

Coffee brewed in a Tokoname ware teapot has a very mellow flavor. It's a cup you should definitely try.

basic information

Address: 7-31 Sakaemachi, Tokoname City

Open 11:00-16:00

Holidays: Irregular holidays: Please see the official Instagram for opening days

MEM. Cafe Tokoname Click here for details

TAKE COFFEE ROASTERY

TAKE COFFEE ROASTERY is a small cafe located on top of a hill. When you open the door of the calming grey building, you will find yourself in a space that feels like another world. As the name ROASTERY suggests, the interior is filled with the aroma of home-roasted coffee, and is beautifully decorated with colorful dried flowers and antiques, creating a stylish and lovely atmosphere.

This shop is popular for its home-roasted coffee and homemade sweets such as firm pudding. Please enjoy the exquisite taste and time in a stylish space.

Enjoy the finest drink in a special space.

You can also purchase dried flowers and miscellaneous goods.

basic information

Address: 7-31 Sakaemachi, Tokoname City

Business hours: Monday to Wednesday (12:00 to 17:00), Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (11:30 to 17:30)

Holidays: Thursday, Friday

TAKE COFFEE ROASTERY Click here for details

Enjoy the scenery along the Yakimono Promenade and head out to find your favorite cafe!

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We promote tourism with the slogan "Happy Come On TOKONAME," which expresses our desire that "everyone who visits Tokoname City will be able to experience its various charms, feel happy and joyful, and go home with the power of happiness (happiness) that will give them energy for the next day."

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